OPERATION METHOD FOR SAVING POWER CONSUMPTION DURING A COMMUNICATION SERVICE AND PORTABLE DEVICE SUPPORTING THE SAME

• Main Authors: SONG, JI WAN, LEE, HEUNG KI, LEE, YANG SOO, CHO, SEUNG HWAN, KIM, TAE HYUNG, KIM, GIL YOON, KIM, HYUN MUN
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Korean
• Published: 15.10.2012
• Subjects: CALCULATING; CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN INFORMATION ANDCOMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES [ICT], I.E. INFORMATION ANDCOMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES AIMING AT THE REDUCTION OF THIR OWNENERGY USE; COMPUTING; COUNTING; ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE; ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING; ELECTRICITY; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; PHYSICS; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS; TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINSTCLIMATE CHANGE; WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS

PURPOSE: A portable terminal operation method and a portable terminal supporting the same are provided to efficiently reduce power consumption by efficiently performing a terminal operation. CONSTITUTION: When an amount of remaining data which is buffering in a buffer is less than predetermined value, a controlling unit(160) increases a power supply to a wireless communication unit. The controlling unit activates the wireless communication unit. The controlling unit operates a power saving mode for downloading and buffering content data. The controlling unit controls the standard size of the buffer or the allocation size of the buffer. [Reference numerals] (110) Wireless communication unit; (120) Input unit; (130) Audio process unit; (140) Display unit; (150) Storing unit; (151) Power saving mode supporting program; (160) Controlling unit; (170) Power supplier; (171) Stabilizing unit; (173) Switch unit